Women's Cross Country

PBC Announces Cross Country All-Academic Teams

Dec 12, 2008

by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The men's and women's cross
country All-Academic teams have been released by the Peach Belt
Conference (PBC). Georgia College & State University had four
names on the women's list and two on the men's squad.

Senior Sarah Hakala
(Jacksonville, Fla.) with a GPA of 4.0 (Biology) and
junior Bonnie Ueltzen
(Blairsville, Ga.) with a 3.76 GPA (Physical Education)
made first team honors. Junior standout Heather Raines
(Lawrenceville, Ga.) had a GPA of 3.41 (Mass
Communication) and sophomore Dani Destiche
(Snellville, Ga.) with a GPA of 3.51 (Outdoor Education)
were elected to second team honors.

Sophomore Tim Cary (Monroe,
Ga.) is an Accounting major and had a 3.37 GPA along with
junior teammate Josh Hollar (Canton,
Ga.) who had a GPA of 3.5 (Mathematics) made the men's
All-Academic list.

Ueltzen, Destiche and Hollar were named to the All-PBC teams in
2007. Ueltzen is No. 1 on the women's top 10 6K for a Bobcat at
24:13 at the 2008 Pepperdine Invitational. Raines and Destiche fall
in right behind her with times of 24:16 and 24:21, respectively.
Cary and Hollar both finished in the top 32 at the PBC
Championships on their home course in Milledgeville with times of
29:46 and 30:33 respectively.

The two teams are the first in a new season-long program
recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes
in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the
All-Academic team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at
least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or
significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point
average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full
academic year at his or her current institution. The Sports
Information Directors from around the conference oversee and select
the teams.

The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic
programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program,
GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete,
evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season
competition as well as documented academic success and
community-service involvement. Follow the Bobcats and their
positive impact on the Milledgeville community at
www.gcsu.edu/bobcats.